Wacky Cake (or, celebrating the inauguration cake)

 Wacky Cake (one bowl chocolate cake) 

preheat oven 325 degrees - 160 degrees celcius in Japan 

8 x 8 pan 

Ingredients: 

1 1/4 C flour

1 C sugar

 1/3 C cocoa

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp espresso powder (OR add 1/2 tsp vanilla with wet ingredients) 

1/2 tsp salt

1 C water

 1/3 C vegetable oil 

1 tsp apple cider vinegar or white vinegar 

1/4 C chocolate chips (optional) 

Combine everything in a bowl - first all the dry ingredients, then everything else, and whisk well. 

Pour into 8 x 8 cake pan; bake 25-30 minutes. 

Sprinkle of powdered sugar is nice.  Or, make a small amount of quick stovetop icing (butter, cocoa powder, vanilla, a little milk, powdered sugar) and frost while cake is still warm.  

YUM